The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-02-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from VardOus sOurceas
PERsoNAL ANp PoL1r1cAr.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
OK the 9th the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives passed a resolution for
submission Of liquor prohibition amend
nent to the Constitution TO a popular vote.
THE report of the academic board Of the
Annapolis Naval Academy, just received
oy the Secretary Of the Navy, recon-
mends thirty-eight cadets TO be dropped
for deficiency in studies. Among tho un-
iortunates are j. n. Alexander, L. p. Mol
son, d. III. Kremer and A. p. Chandler OF
Missouri; j. r Morris, G. S Erd, f. Shell
labarger and J. g. Willis, Of Illinois; H. T.
Green, OF Kansas, and j. T. Mason, OF New
Mexico.
SIf HENRY DRUNTMoND WoLFFE, British
High Commissioner to Egypt has sub
mttted to the Porte proposal to neutral
lze Egypt. Said Pasha, Turkish Minister
Of Foreign Affairs and Grand Vizier, is
said to approve the proposal
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gave an elegant
reception ON the night Of the 10th to the
army and navy officers.
QUEEN VICTORIA desires to erect another
equestrian statue TO the Prince COnsort.
Is the House of Commons, on the 10th,
Mr. Richmond and Lord Salisbury debated
on opposite sides the Irish ''plau of cam
paigu" issue
News from Rome says the Pope in ref
erence to the prominence given to Catho-
lies in the German elections, maintains
that he stands by sentim euts con tained in
former letters.
GOVERNOR BEAVER Of Pennsylvania has
signed the joint resolution for the sub
mission Of a prohibitory constitutional
amendment TO vote of the people.
THE President has approved the Army
Appropriation bill, tho Immediate Trans
portation bill, the act for the erection Of a
public building atJefferson. Tex, and the
act for the completion OF public building
at Santa Fe n. NJ
STATE SUPERINTENDENT AKERs and a
committee OF the Iowa Educational Asso-
citation met at Cedar Rapids Ia, on the
10th, and prepared plans for arranging
the Iowa exhibit at the meeting of the Ma
tioual Teachers Association at Chicago in
July.
THE President has vetoed the Depend
cnt Parents Pension bill
on the 11th Louis Bache a great-grand-
son Of Benjamin Franklin, died at Louis
vile, Ky.
on the Irish question in which he criticise es
Gladstone sharply.
THE Secretary of tho Treasury has sent
TO the House a letter from the supervising
architect Of the treasury recommending
an increase Of s1S,Sl4 in the appropriation
for the Government building at Jefferson
City, Mo-
DIR. S. PRICE, Of Lexington, KY, has
sold his bay tive-year-old stallion Boston
Wilkes, by George Wilkes, dam by Ameri-
can Clay, to Closer & Lyon, Laporte
Ind. Price paid, s., 75l.
SEENATOR CAMERON introduced a bill on
the 11th apprOpriating S15,O)O9JO for naval
establishment It contemplates the con
structiou OF ten war vessels. to be pre-
scribed by the Navy Department.
GENERAL JOHN A. HALDERMAN, formerly
Minister TO Siam, recently received aletter
from the present Minister, Colonel Jake
Child, in which the Colonel expressed con
tinued satisfaction with his post and
general pleasure in his residence in that
interesting kingdom.
Is response TO friendly overtures from
China the Pope has instructed Cardinal
Simeoni 20 prepare a convention securin z
complete liberty for missions and Catholic
residents in tho Chinese Empire. The
proposals are 10 be- sent to Polrin on the
22d INST
A WAsHINGToN rumor intimates that
Mr.. Z. o. Graves, at present chief of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, will
be Treasurer Jordan's successor.
1T is limited that Staulcy's Emn Bey eX-
pedtion is only a mask for another ambi-
tious object, the nature of which will come
20 the surface later on.
QUEEN NICToRIA is suffering acutely
from rheumatism. She will make a three
weeks stay at AK Les Baines. in hopes
that the baths there will afford her relief.
TuE Republican Club OF New York cele-
brated Abraham Lincoln's birthday on
the l2th.
MISS RosE CLEVELAND is making fort
nights visit at the White House, and is
being handsomely entertained
1T is thought that the Senate committee
on commerce will report favOrably on the
Henuepm and Portage canal projects, but
an adverse report Is expected on the
Sturgeon Bay canal
THE President has had no recurrence of
his rheumatic trouble since his New
Years reception.
JUSTIN MCCARrHY's pay for delivering a
lecture at Madison, Wis, was garnisheed
by hall manager in another town who
claimed 10 have been damaged $500 by Mr..
McCHrthy's failure to fill his date, which
he was prevented from doing by railway
washOuts.
THE church erected in memory of the
Duke Of Albany, at Cannes, was cOnse-
Grated on the 18th. The Prince OF Wales
and his son. Prince George, were among
the notables present.
SURVEYOR LANCASTER of the Port or St.
Louis wants $4,000 damages from the
Post Dispatch for alleged libelous utter
ancCs in the columns OF that paper
EN-GovERNoR ST. JoHN of Kansas de-
livered logical lecture on liquor at New
York on the 18th.
A GRANT memorial bridge across the
Potomac at Washington is the latest "pa-
triotic' projection.
Miss FoRTEsCUE lost her $40, 900 worth Of
diamonds at Washington on the night Of
the 18th, but they came back to her with a
policeman after staying out all night.
ELISHA W. DAVIS, brevet Brigadier-G Gen
eral of United States volunteers and eX-
president OF the Pennsylvania Senate,
died on tho 18th at Philadelphia.
PRINCE ALEXANDER has received from
the officers Of the first Bulgarian foot
regiment red velvet album with silver
and gold adornments containing the por-
traits of the donors. Prince Alexander
formerly was honorary colonel Of the regi-
ment.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.